Improvement in fence



Jia initrd tant J. M. CH-APLIN, OF MIDDLEPORT, NEW YORK.

- Letters-Patent No. 83,038, [lated October 13, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT 1N FENCE.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J. M. GHAILIN, of Middlcport, in the county of Niagara, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved lfence.;v and'I do hereby declare that the following is full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilledl in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to a new and improved fonce, of that class in which the pickets are attached to wires.

The invention relates to a new and improved manner of straining the wires, and attaching the pickets thereto7 as hereinafter fully shown and described, whereby a strong, durable, and economical fence is obtained. y

In the accompanying shcetof drawings,

Figure l is a side view of' my invention. Y

Figure 2, an enlargedv s'ide view of a portion of the same.

Figure 3, a section ofiig.' 2, taken in the line x x.

FigureA 4, a detached View of a crank pertaining to 4 Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parte f A A represent the main'posts of the fence, which are sunk into the ground as usual, and B represents the pickets, which have oblique slots, a', made in them to receive the Wires C 0.

These wires are secured at one end to opposite ends of a wooden spring, l), which is attached to post A. y

The other ends of the wires are attached to wheels, E-"E, secured to the post A'.

These wheels are perforated with holes, a, through any of which a pin, l1, passes into post-A, to hold the wheels, and keep the wires in a proper state of tension, and by turning these wheels, the wires may be strained or drawn as tight as desired.

The wooden Vspring I) compensates for the expansion and contraction of the pires, and will always keep the latter ina taut state, while the oblique slots a prevent the pickets from moving laterally on the wires.

`In lieu of these oblique slots, pins, c, may be used, and driven into the pickets, as shown in iig. l, the same result being attained in either case.,

In order to turn the wheels E E, I employa wrench, d, as shown in iig. 4, said wrench being provided with pins, c c, to fit into two of the holes in the wheels.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters datent- The wires C C, with the wheels E E, spring D, and pickets B, all arranged in connection with the posts A A', substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

J. M. CHAPLIN.

Witnesses:

HENRY PHELPS, H. WARREN. 

